It may be necessary, on occasion, to open a terminal meeting on a Mac to perform various tasks.
Use the instructions below to open a terminal meeting.
Double-click on the hard drive icon on the desktop.
Select the hard drive from the list of devices on the left side of the finder window and then double-click the Applications folder in the list on the right.
Find the Utilities folder in the list on the right side of the Applications folder and double-click on it.
Find the Terminal application in the list on the right side of the Utilities folder and double-click on it.